Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sarah C. McColl-Gausden, Lauren T. Bennett, Hamish G. Clarke, Dan A. Ababei, Trent D. Penman
Summary: This study quantifies the direct and indirect effects of climate on fire regime change in temperate forests in southeastern Australia. The results indicate that future climate change will intensify fire regimes by increasing wildfire extent and intensity and decreasing fire interval. The role of future fuel also interacts with climate change, either synergistically or antagonistically, depending on the landscape and fire regime attribute. These findings suggest that temperate ecosystems in southeastern Australia are likely to experience shifts in fire regimes in the coming decades.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Igor Drobyshev, Nina Ryzhkova, Jonathan Eden, Mara Kitenberga, Guilherme Pinto, Henrik Lindberg, Folmer Krikken, Maxim Yermokhin, Yves Bergeron, Alexander Kryshen
Summary: The forest fire activity in the European boreal zone is strongly influenced by climate variability, with no long-term trend observed in the synchrony of large fire years across administrative units. Significant correlations were found between large fire years and the development of high pressure systems in July, indicating climatic forcing on forest fires.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
James W. Barker, Owen F. Price, Meaghan E. Jenkins
Summary: Fire severity impacts vegetation landscape, with high severity fires promoting more severe fires and low severity fires maintaining forest fuel structure. Studies have shown that the severity of a fire can be influenced by past fires, with repeated high severity fires potentially leading to reduced flammability and structural changes in the forest.
Article
Ecology
Luke Collins, Hamish Clarke, Michael F. Clarke, Sarah C. McColl Gausden, Rachael H. Nolan, Trent Penman, Ross Bradstock
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify the environmental drivers of interannual variation in wildfire extent and severity in south-eastern Australia. The results showed that climatic potential for large and severe forest fires has increased since the 1950s, likely due to anthropogenic climate change. The magnitude and severity of the 2019-2020 fires reflected extreme climatic conditions, indicating the increasing size and severity of wildfires.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
David M. J. S. Bowman, Grant J. Williamson, Owen F. Price, Mercy N. Ndalila, Ross A. Bradstock
Summary: During the spring and summer of 2019/20, over 7 million hectares of Eucalyptus forest and woodland on the east coast of Australia were burned, resulting in estimated CO2 emissions of approximately 0.67 Pg. The benefits of prescribed burning for managing carbon stores are controversial, and further research is urgently needed to determine the most effective interventions for maximizing carbon storage in the face of climate change-driven fires.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
L. Mike Conner, Angela Holland, Gail Morris
Summary: Longleaf pine forests, as one of the most fire-dependent forest types, have received conservation and restoration emphasis due to the loss and fragmentation. Prescribed fires are important for maintaining habitat for small mammals, but the return intervals of fires have species-specific effects on small mammal abundances. Manipulating fire return intervals can be a promising tool for managing the relative abundance of small mammals and other wildlife.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Samuel Hislop, Christine Stone, Rebecca K. Gibson, Adam Roff, Brendan Choat, Rachael H. Nolan, Trung H. Nguyen, Angus J. Carnegie
Summary: In this paper, a method was presented to map the canopy damage caused by drought and fire in southeast Australian forests. By using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, areas of forest with below-average Normalized Burn Ratio index were identified. The results showed that out of the 20 Mha of forests studied, 9.9 Mha were impacted, with 5.8 Mha burned by fire and 4.1 Mha affected by drought. Most of the areas impacted by both drought and fire had similar recovery rates compared to those impacted only by fire, but there were some areas where the double disturbance hindered recovery. The methods presented in this paper can be easily applied to monitor forest disturbance at higher temporal and spatial scales than commonly used methods.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Owen H. Price, Rachael H. Nolan, Stephanie A. Samson
Summary: Accurate estimation of emissions from biomass burning and their impact on carbon storage requires comprehensive pre and postfire plot measurement of fuel consumption across different forest types and fire severities, which is currently lacking in Australia and elsewhere. The study in the Sydney region of Australia found that most fires consumed a majority of fine litter and near surface fuels, with consumption varying depending on fire severity and type. Wildfires consumed more twigs and coarse woody debris compared to cultural burns, while hazard reduction burns had higher total fuel consumption dominated by tree biomass.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Jamie E. Burton, Jane G. Cawson, Alexander Filkov, Trent D. Penman
Summary: Prescribed burning and timber harvesting are common forest management activities that can change wildfire risk by altering fuel characteristics. This study found that frequent prescribed burning combined with timber harvesting significantly affected the accumulation and composition of fine fuel in temperate eucalypt forests. However, current landscape fuel models often overlook the impact of timber harvesting, which may affect the accuracy of fire behavior predictions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ye Mu, Trent W. Biggs, Charles Jones
Summary: Water distribution in the Brazilian Amazon during the dry season and its impact on agriculture has not been well studied. This research examines the moisture sources for dry season rainfall in the state of Rondonia, Brazil, and identifies the influence of synoptic circulation patterns. Ocean evaporation contributes to the majority of dry season precipitation, but during drought years, changes in synoptic circulation reduce the moisture transport into Rondonia, affecting the water supply for agriculture.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Evrim A. Sahan, Nesibe Kose, H. Tuncay Guner, Valerie Trouet, Cagatay Tavsanoglu, Uenal Akkemik, H. Nuzhet Dalfes
Summary: In this study, tree-ring based fire reconstruction was used to analyze the spatiotemporal patterns of past fires in different climate types of western Anatolia. The study found a decrease in fire frequency after the late 19th and early 20th century, with a period between 1853 and 1934 characterized by high fire frequency and overlapping with the longest and most severe drought period in the past 550 years. Fire occurrence was closely related to drought and wet conditions, and fire suppression activities resulted in fuel accumulation and increased risk of intense fires.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fa Li, Qing Zhu, William J. Riley, Lei Zhao, Li Xu, Kunxiaojia Yuan, Min Chen, Huayi Wu, Zhipeng Gui, Jianya Gong, James T. Randerson
Summary: African and South American wildfires play a significant role in global burned areas and are closely connected to local climate. However, representing the relationship between wildfires and climate remains challenging due to their heterogeneous responses. In this study, an interpretable machine learning fire model (AttentionFire_v1.0) was developed to improve the predictability of burned areas in these regions. The model revealed a strong time-lagged control from climate wetness on burned areas and predicted a reversal in burned area trends in South America under a high-emission future climate scenario. This research provides a reliable and interpretable fire model and emphasizes the importance of lagged wildfire-climate relationships in historical and future predictions.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Thomas A. Fairman, Craig R. Nitschke, Lauren T. Bennett
Summary: The study found that both single and short-interval wildfires can significantly reduce the amount of carbon stored in fire-tolerant eucalypt forests, particularly affecting aboveground carbon stocks, while the reduction in soil carbon stocks could also delay post-fire productivity recovery.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Renan Le Roux, Fabien Wagner, Lilian Blanc, Julie Betbeder, Valery Gond, Helene Dessard, Beatriz Funatzu, Clement Bourgoin, Guillaume Cornu, Bruno Herault, Frederique Montfort, Plinio Sist, Agnes Begue, Vincent Dubreuil, Francois Laurent, Francois Messner, Ali Fadhil Hasan, Damien Arvor
Summary: This study used remote sensing data to examine the greening of tropical forests and found that greening in fire degraded forests is more dependent on water resources. It is expected that under climate change, increased drought and fire occurrences may lead to long-term drying of tropical forests.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Derek J. N. Young, Becky L. Estes, Shana Gross, Amarina Wuenschel, Christina Restaino, Marc D. Meyer
Summary: As climate change leads to increased drought, understanding the response of forests and the impact of forest management becomes crucial. This study found that restoration treatments, such as reducing stand density through fire or mechanical thinning, can mitigate mortality during drought. However, the effects on tree growth during drought vary depending on climate and tree size. The results suggest that density reduction treatments can improve tree resistance to water stress and have implications for carbon sequestration and ecosystem services.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Buddi S. Poudel, Peter G. Spooner, Alison Matthews
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Gaye Bourke, Alison Matthews, Damian R. Michael
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Martin Predavec, Daniel Lunney, Ben Hope, Eleanor Stalenberg, Ian Shannon, Mathew S. Crowther, Indrie Miller
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christine Adams-Hosking, Marissa F. McBride, Greg Baxter, Mark Burgman, Deidre de Villiers, Rodney Kavanagh, Ivan Lawler, Daniel Lunney, Alistair Melzer, Peter Menkhorst, Robyn Molsher, Ben D. Moore, David Phalen, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Charles Todd, Desley Whisson, Clive A. McAlpine
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Buddi S. Poudel, Peter G. Spooner, Alison Matthews
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Zoology
Daniel Lunney, Martin Predavec, Indrie Miller, Ian Shannon, Mark Fisher, Chris Moon, Alison Matthews, John Turbill, Jonathan R. Rhodes
AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY
(2016)
Article
Zoology
Alison Matthews, Daniel Lunney, Shaan Gresser, Wendy Maitz
AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Clive McAlpine, Grant Brearley, Jonathan Rhodes, Adrian Bradley, Greg Baxter, Leonie Seabrook, Daniel Lunney, Yan Liu, Manuelle Cottin, Andrew G. Smith, Peter Timms
Editorial Material
Ecology
Daniel Lunney, Eleanor Stalenberg, Truly Santika, Jonathan R. Rhodes
Article
Zoology
Martin Predavec, Daniel Lunney, Ian Shannon, John Lemon, Indrie Sonawane, Mathew Crowther
AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Greg Brown, Clive McAlpine, Jonathan Rhodes, Daniel Lunney, Ross Goldingay, Kelly Fielding, Scott Hetherington, Marama Hopkins, Clare Manning, Mathew Wood, Angie Brace, Lorraine Vass
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
J. R. Dargan, M. Moriyama, V. S. A. Mella, D. Lunney, M. S. Crowther
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2019)
Article
Zoology
Gilad Bino, Richard T. Kingsford, Michael Archer, Joanne H. Connolly, Jenna Day, Kimberly Dias, David Goldney, Jaime Gongora, Tom Grant, Josh Griffiths, Tahneal Hawke, Melissa Klamt, Daniel Lunney, Luis Mijangos, Sarah Munks, William Sherwin, Melody Serena, Peter Temple-Smith, Jessica Thomas, Geoff Williams, Camilla Whittington
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Greg Brown, Clive McAlpine, Jonathan Rhodes, Daniel Lunney, Ross Goldingay, Kelly Fielding, Scott Hetherington, Marama Hopkins, Clare Manning, Matthew Wood, Angie Brace, Lorraine Vass, Linda Swankie
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2019)
Article
Geography
Greg Brown, Jonathan Rhodes, Daniel Lunney, Ross Goldingay, Kelly Fielding, Nicole Garofano, Scott Hetherington, Marama Hopkins, Jo Green, Skye McNamara, Angie Brace, Lorraine Vass, Linda Swankie, Clive McAlpine
TRANSACTIONS IN GIS
(2019)